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but basically the same it was this spontaneous group in benghazi. it got out of control and evolved and turned deadly. >> in fairness, i'm sure the fairness who attacked didn't like the video but i don't think that is the issue. this was a premeditated terrorist attack. there is so much confirmation of that now. the only benefit of the doubt i can give is they lock themselves to such -- they really did shoot first and aim later with this response. not just, maybe not obama but the entire administration. now they are trying figure out how to walk back from it without looking like they jumped the gun. i don't know how they do that. >> bret: the president was asked about this today. do we have the sound bite? we don't have it yet. was asked about it in univision specifically. why wasn't your administration better prepared with more security? at the consulate? it was a long, long answer. he didn't ever answer the question. he came back to what we have seen over the last week, week-and-a-half is something we have seen in the past. offensive video. cartoo
but basically the same it was this spontaneous group in benghazi. it got out of control and evolved and turned deadly. >> in fairness, i'm sure the fairness who attacked didn't like the video but i don't think that is the issue. this was a premeditated terrorist attack. there is so much confirmation of that now. the only benefit of the doubt i can give is they lock themselves to such -- they really did shoot first and aim later with this response. not just, maybe not obama but the entire...
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was there enough protection in benghazi. you heard during dana's report, there is a split on capitol hill as members of congress are leaving these briefings. buck mckeon saying it is obvious that the ama basder did not have adequate security and adam smith saying something very different. what is your take on this at this point then? >> well, look, it's easy to say, we had the tragedy of the ama basder's death. it's easy to say he didn't have adequate security. the right question to be asking that nobody seems to give us a clear answer on is, given what was the intelligence you had prior to september 11th about the threat in benghazi? what we know from all of our sources is that the threat environment was increasingly dangerous and what did the government know in the classified arena? did they have and how specific was the intelligence about that threat and then to judge what his security was, was it adequate against that threat? i think it's fair to say that this looked like a very sufficie sophisticated arm aed that killed
was there enough protection in benghazi. you heard during dana's report, there is a split on capitol hill as members of congress are leaving these briefings. buck mckeon saying it is obvious that the ama basder did not have adequate security and adam smith saying something very different. what is your take on this at this point then? >> well, look, it's easy to say, we had the tragedy of the ama basder's death. it's easy to say he didn't have adequate security. the right question to be...
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consulate in benghazi, libya. and now the white house seems to be changing its tune. just hours after saying this. >> we have no evidence of a preplanned or premeditated attack. >> shep: the white house now says its self-evident the murder of a u.s. ambassador and three other americans was a terrorist attack. plus a report reveals american incomes haven't been this low in more than a decade. some experts say that could mean we're finally really on the road to recovery. >> i'm just happy to be on the ground. >> shep: an amusement park ride leaves passengers dangling in midair for almost four hours. >> reason why we were on there is that he's trying to get me over my fear of heights. >> shep: did it work? but first from fox this thursday night, it was another terrorist attack on 9-11. that's what the white house is now saying about the assassination of the united states ambassador and three other americans. that seems to contradict what we've been hearing from u.s. officials, including the u.s. ambassador to the noon noon who blamed the attack on protests over the anti-
consulate in benghazi, libya. and now the white house seems to be changing its tune. just hours after saying this. >> we have no evidence of a preplanned or premeditated attack. >> shep: the white house now says its self-evident the murder of a u.s. ambassador and three other americans was a terrorist attack. plus a report reveals american incomes haven't been this low in more than a decade. some experts say that could mean we're finally really on the road to recovery. >> i'm...
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but he suggested to me at some point to go to benghazi, to see for myself. so i think he understood very well the increasing concern about extremism, but he never did mention to me anything about his being on an al qaeda hit list. >> and as far as security goes there are so many situations that can seem so worrisome and not just in libya. fran, thank you. appreciate your insight this morning. thanks so much. >>> the death of ambassador stevens, just the beginning, in fact, politically speaking. the white house's top brass now about to brief congress on the volatile and deadly situation that's unfolding right now. we've had violent clashes erupting from north africa throughout the middle east and southeast asia. this is a glimpse of the hot spots on your map in front of you. of these explosive attacks, there have also been suicide bombings. anti-american sentiments have been unleashed mostly because of that anti-islam film, if you want to call it that, movie, piece of tape, youtube clip. members of the house and senate are now about to get the briefing from s
but he suggested to me at some point to go to benghazi, to see for myself. so i think he understood very well the increasing concern about extremism, but he never did mention to me anything about his being on an al qaeda hit list. >> and as far as security goes there are so many situations that can seem so worrisome and not just in libya. fran, thank you. appreciate your insight this morning. thanks so much. >>> the death of ambassador stevens, just the beginning, in fact,...
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gaggling with white house, white house press secretary for jay carney for the first time called the benghazi attack a terrorist attack. secretary of state hillary clinton, i want to play sound from her today, what she had to say about the after-action report on benghazi and libya. let's play that and talk about it. >> i am launching an accountability review board that will be chaired by ambassador thomas pickering. >> just by way of context, thomas pickering, a former u.n. ambassador, former russia ambassador as well. jonathan, this in some ways is what's next here in libya, turned into a political football last week. there's clearly foreign policy implications in how we manage ourselves in this tumultuous time going on here. >> in these tumultuous times in these countries where in the arab spring they rose up and revolted. clearly it's been determined by the obama administration, very important to get to the bottom of what really happened in benghazi. as we know, three americans were killed including ambassador christopher stevens at the consulate in benghazi. so there are a lot of question
gaggling with white house, white house press secretary for jay carney for the first time called the benghazi attack a terrorist attack. secretary of state hillary clinton, i want to play sound from her today, what she had to say about the after-action report on benghazi and libya. let's play that and talk about it. >> i am launching an accountability review board that will be chaired by ambassador thomas pickering. >> just by way of context, thomas pickering, a former u.n....
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at 7:51 p.m., reuters reports at least one american was dead at our consulate in benghazi. we now know the romney campaign was discussing the events unfolding in the middle east throughout the day. as governor romney flew from nevada to florida, his top foreign policy and political advisers held a conference call to discuss what they would say about the crisis. well, when romney landed, they showed him a statement and he approved it. it said, i'm outraged by the attacks on american diplomatic missions in libya and egypt and by the death of an american consulate worker in benghazi. it's disgraceful that the obama administration's first response was not to condemn the attacks on our diplomatic missions, but to sympathize with those who waged the attacks. the campaign did exactly what mitt romney promised his high-dollar donors he would do in may. he attempted to capitalize on a foreign crisis. look at the statement again. "it's disgraceful that the obama administration's first response was not to condemn attacks on our diplomatic missions, but to sympathize with those who wag
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people now probably realize this was not something in benghazi that just spontaneously happened. >> i'm curious with the reporting we had, there was this meeting and at the meeting, americans were told that quote the situation is frightening, it scares us and the americans were advised to decrease their presence in benghazi. americans didn't ask for more security and according to the state department, that whole meeting never went up the chain of command. that's pretty frightening there's that lack of coordination or information sharing going on, isn't it? is that something you fear happening there and elsewhere? >> well, certainly, i can't verify what you've just relayed, but if in fact that happened, certainly, that's very concerning. >> let me ask you a question on this issue of premeditation. i know you're frustrated by that briefs you received today, but why is it that the libyan government says this was premeditated and we hear susan rice, jay carney, from their information, it was not. what do you think would explain that or why would the u.s. government explain things so differe
people now probably realize this was not something in benghazi that just spontaneously happened. >> i'm curious with the reporting we had, there was this meeting and at the meeting, americans were told that quote the situation is frightening, it scares us and the americans were advised to decrease their presence in benghazi. americans didn't ask for more security and according to the state department, that whole meeting never went up the chain of command. that's pretty frightening there's...
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we testified about how active he was in eastern libya near benghazi. we knew he was there when there was no terrorist involvement. there was eight committee chairman and subcommittee chairman based on our own sources of information, people in the government, primarily in law enforcement who told us that this is being discussed. we sent a letter to the secretary of state and to the attorney general asking them whether or not there is any discussion at all of the blind sheik being transferred. the answers we got are too cute. the state department says there is no plan at this time and they're not aware of any recent contact from senior officials on this issue. so they're not denying it. all they have to say is that the blind sheik will die in an american jail. no one is saying that. the only reason i can consider it is the president's whole apology approach, if we're nice to them, maybe they won't attack us. >> that gets us into much trouble, this idea of denying it. does this administration understand that there is still a war on terror going out there
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the attack on the consulate in benghazi was a terror attack. four americans died, including the u.s. ambassador to libya, christopher stevens. now the state department is warning u.s. citizens to avoid nonessential travel to pakistan. all this week, cnn is going in-depth to explore issues facing the presidential election. elise labott is joining us with more. >> president obama has evolved over the past four years of his presidency, originally travelled to cairo to try to bridge the gap between the u.s. and muslim world saying he wanted a relationship based on mutual respect. in 2011 we saw these uprisings across the middle east and north africa, calling it an historical opportunity, pledging to stand with those seeking democracy. here is how he said he envisioned u.s. involvement. >> after decades of accepting the wormd as it is in the region, we have a chance to pursue the world as it should be. >> now so what does that mean president obama did? he increased investment to the region to try to spur economic growth for countries in transition.
the attack on the consulate in benghazi was a terror attack. four americans died, including the u.s. ambassador to libya, christopher stevens. now the state department is warning u.s. citizens to avoid nonessential travel to pakistan. all this week, cnn is going in-depth to explore issues facing the presidential election. elise labott is joining us with more. >> president obama has evolved over the past four years of his presidency, originally travelled to cairo to try to bridge the gap...
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consulate in benghazi some nine days ago. the director of the national counter terrorism center confirms that terrorists killed these four americans. among them, u.s. ambassador to libya chris stevens. now, an unnamed source tells cnn that stevens feared he was on an al qaeda hit list. that source went on to tell us that stevens worried about what he called never ending security threats in benghazi and specifically spoke about the growing presence of al qaeda in libya. but the u.s. counter terrorism director says it's still not clear if they seized on the opportunity of the furious protesters of the anti-muslim video opened up. the ranking member of the senate's homeland security committee says whatever the case, security should have been much, much tighter for the ambassador. >> i'm just stunned and appalled that there wasn't better security for all of the american personnel at that consulate, given the high threat environment. >> senior congressional correspondent data bash is there for me in the capitol. we know, dana, tha
consulate in benghazi some nine days ago. the director of the national counter terrorism center confirms that terrorists killed these four americans. among them, u.s. ambassador to libya chris stevens. now, an unnamed source tells cnn that stevens feared he was on an al qaeda hit list. that source went on to tell us that stevens worried about what he called never ending security threats in benghazi and specifically spoke about the growing presence of al qaeda in libya. but the u.s. counter...
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our ambassador in benghazi was loved by the libyan people, especially the people of benghazi. who credited him for saving their lives when moammar qadhafi's troops were on the outskirts of the city about to massacre them. i wish more attention were paid to that. i wish more attention were paid to the ceremonies that are happening today in tripoli honoring -- or under secretary william burns is there honoring, honoring the service of ambassador stevens. the ceremonies are going to occur in benghazi honoring him as well. i'm saying we have a government in libya that is trying to do the right thing. there are open-source reporting in the press today, 50 american f.b.i. agents are now investigating this. those are the actions of a cooperative government. they are trying to help us. they just don't have the resources to do it well. cutting off aid to them doesn't make sense to me. on the one hand, we're demanding that they protect our embassies but they're saying to us, we want to but we don't have the resources to do it and on the on the other hand we're threatening to take away t
our ambassador in benghazi was loved by the libyan people, especially the people of benghazi. who credited him for saving their lives when moammar qadhafi's troops were on the outskirts of the city about to massacre them. i wish more attention were paid to that. i wish more attention were paid to the ceremonies that are happening today in tripoli honoring -- or under secretary william burns is there honoring, honoring the service of ambassador stevens. the ceremonies are going to occur in...
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do you think jay carney thinks benghazi is a person? america desevens better than the cast from "happy days." if the administration was a tv show it would be "you got no talent." >> eric: are they that misinformed or are they covering something up? >> dana: i don't know. then they say they don't know. then they say they do know. black is white and gray is white and black. then the spokesperson for the white house says it's self-evident it's terror, it's saying don't bother me with your silly little questions. on september 12, the day after the attack, president obama talked about terrorism in his remarks. three days later, we hear it's all about the video. the spokesperson at that time said the video is not in response to anything about the administration, it wasn't about america. then today they say oh, obviously it's terrorist attack. okay. terrorist attacks to me cannot be both spontaneous and premeditated. it's one or the other. if is it a terrorist attack, then they had an obligation to say what they will do about it, if anything.
do you think jay carney thinks benghazi is a person? america desevens better than the cast from "happy days." if the administration was a tv show it would be "you got no talent." >> eric: are they that misinformed or are they covering something up? >> dana: i don't know. then they say they don't know. then they say they do know. black is white and gray is white and black. then the spokesperson for the white house says it's self-evident it's terror, it's saying...
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there was never an anti-american protest in benghazi. instead, they say the consulate came under planned attack. that is in direct contradiction to the administration's versions of the incident. and it happens as capitol hill calls for more details and asks for some more forthcoming details of exactly what happened in benghazi. secretary clinton's deputy is in tripoli, libya today. he'll be meeting with libya's new prime minister and preside over a memorial service for ambassador chris stevens. >> thank you, margaret brennan. >>> if you've had it with junk mail, join the club, but you haven't seen anything yet. the struggling u.s. postal service reportedly is cutting deals to increase direct mail advertising so it can make more money. last year americans got about 84 billion pieces of junk mail. that's cutting into local budgets in cities and towns. they estimate they spend $1 billion just to throw the junk mail away. >>> wow, some amusement park riders in southern california were left high and dry wednesday. the windseeker ride stalled
there was never an anti-american protest in benghazi. instead, they say the consulate came under planned attack. that is in direct contradiction to the administration's versions of the incident. and it happens as capitol hill calls for more details and asks for some more forthcoming details of exactly what happened in benghazi. secretary clinton's deputy is in tripoli, libya today. he'll be meeting with libya's new prime minister and preside over a memorial service for ambassador chris stevens....
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jay carney today saying that it is self-evident what happened in benghazi was a terrorist attack. our embassy was attacked violently. that is self-evident. that wasn't what they said the first time around. >> clearly, the terrorists used the cover of this video to launch their attack. as for the apology, the explanation, why are we paying money to air this? it's in the interest of the pakistan government. i mean, it's the principle. why are we buying time when they should be giving us time to send out a message to the pakistani people. not just on state television, but on all the networks. gerri: they are supposedly our allies. this is the strangest definition of an ally ever. >> also, they are giving themselves the day off tomorrow so people can protest. >> secretary clinton was briefing congress behind closed doors, asking for more money for foreign aid for many in this country. there is a huge debate and even legislation in congress to kill some of this aid to some of these countries. some that are frankly killing our ambassador and other americans. would he make of that debate
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take a look. >> the attack in benghazi was not a black swan. but rather, an attack that should have been anticipated based on the previous attacks against western targets, the proliferation of dangerous weapons in libya, the presence of al qaeda in that country and the overall threat environment. >> the president of libya's general and national congress said that the violence at the consulate was part of a plot. >>> it was a big, big night for presidential nominee mitt romney as he addressed a crowd of latino voter there is in miami. did he wow voters in florida? let's find out, next. [ female announcer ] think coarse facial hair removal has to be painful? challenge that with new olay facial hair removal duo. even coarse, stubborn facial hair gently. plenty of gain, without all that pain... with olay. his morning starts with arthritis pain. and two pills. afternoon's overhaul starts with more pain. more pills. triple checking hydraulics. the evening brings more pain. so, back to more pills. almost done, when... hang on. stan's doctor recommende
take a look. >> the attack in benghazi was not a black swan. but rather, an attack that should have been anticipated based on the previous attacks against western targets, the proliferation of dangerous weapons in libya, the presence of al qaeda in that country and the overall threat environment. >> the president of libya's general and national congress said that the violence at the consulate was part of a plot. >>> it was a big, big night for presidential nominee mitt...
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now we find out ten days later that al qaeda was involved in a planned attack in benghazi, dangerous poe tests continue in pakistan and throughout the muslim world. this morning, the commandant of our marine corps informed the capitol hill marines there are 153 marine units at the ready to protect u.s. consulates and embassies at the direction of the state department. they should be deployed. and he believed that the current danger may well last decades. the sobering truth hurts. was there actionable intelligence prior to this attack, and if there was not, why not? especially given recent especially given recent recorded portion of today's proceedings on the floor of the senate. the senate has been in a recess for the last hour or so opposed to remaining psychiatry of seat clinton a briefing on the situation in the middle east. we will take you back live now to the floor of the senate we expect ford to continue to fund the government for six months beginning october 1st. live coverage here on c-span2. the presiding officer: the senator from illinois. mr. durbin: i ask consent that th
now we find out ten days later that al qaeda was involved in a planned attack in benghazi, dangerous poe tests continue in pakistan and throughout the muslim world. this morning, the commandant of our marine corps informed the capitol hill marines there are 153 marine units at the ready to protect u.s. consulates and embassies at the direction of the state department. they should be deployed. and he believed that the current danger may well last decades. the sobering truth hurts. was there...
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that but chris steven was a dedicated public servant communicating with people on the ground in libya, benghazi who represented what i think is the best values of what the united states is trying to achieve in these places, working with the people there, understanding the language and the culture. >> he spoke the language. >> he did. and the truth is, is that i think this is -- when things flare up, there's like a couple of different kinds of responses. there's like what we need to do, get out of there be more passive, withdraw. and the other side, which is where romney is, it's like we need to be more belligerent, forceful. what is happening on the ground that we see from chris stevens is in between those things. >> that connects with point you were making, proposals in the house attach more conditions of egypt funding is not the right way to go? >> i think you need to continue building relationship with the governments because if you do what reagan did in '82 he empowered hezbollah. the most important neither lebanon that controls the region is hezbollah. if you disengage, you empower extremi
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an opportunistic attack, while clinton said there was no actionable intelligence that an attack on benghazi was actually planned. >>> meanwhile, one of the women in the controversial film that is believed to have triggered the attack on the u.s. consulate is suing. cindy lee garcia says she's received death threats since "innocence of muslim" went viral. she has sued the movie's producer for fraud, slander and emotional distress. garcia has also sued youtube to remove the video. she says the filmmaker lied to her about the movie, saying it was a historical arabian desert adventure film. >>> capitol hill lawmakers expected to grill the inspector general this morning. they're very upset about an operation called fast and furious. this one ended up as a botched sting from arizona to mexico, resulting in hundreds of weapons turning up at crime scenes. brian mooar is live on capitol hill with all the information about what we should be hearing today. brian, good morning. >> reporter: hi, jon. well, the inspector general, his name is michael horowitz, released a scathing report calling fast and f
an opportunistic attack, while clinton said there was no actionable intelligence that an attack on benghazi was actually planned. >>> meanwhile, one of the women in the controversial film that is believed to have triggered the attack on the u.s. consulate is suing. cindy lee garcia says she's received death threats since "innocence of muslim" went viral. she has sued the movie's producer for fraud, slander and emotional distress. garcia has also sued youtube to remove the...
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the fbi still has not made to it the incriminate scene in benghazi but witnesses say there was never an anti-american protest in benghazi, instead they say the consulate came under planned attack, that's in direct contradiction to the administration's version of the incident. and it happens as capitol hill calls for more details and asks for some more forthcoming details much exactly what happened in benghazi. secretary clinton's deputy is in tripoli, libya today. he'll be meeting with libya's new prime minister and preside over a memorial service for ambassador chris stevens. >> thank you, margaret brennan. if you've had it with junk mail join the club. the struggling u.s. postal service reportedly is cutting deals to increase direct mail advertising so it can make more money. last year americans got about 84 billion pieces of junk mail. cutting into local budgets cities and towns. they estimate they spend $1 billion throw the junk mail away. >>> some amusement park riders in southern california were left high and dry. the wind seeker ride stalled at knoxberry people. people were st
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the confirmation that al qaeda in north africa was involved in the assassination of our ambassador in benghazi is quite significant because it rips a hole in the administration argument that the war on terror is over. it is very much in force as we can see. stuart: last time mitt romney said anything about this was placed appearance when he was responding to the semi apology the embassy of cairo put out. the response to what mitt romney said was from the media that this -- is this now a new opportunity for mitt romney to get into this issue? >> i think it is. this shows that our commander-in-chief not only is weak and indecisive but fundamentally misunderstands what is going on in the middle east and while people are focused on the economy the potential danger to the united states over the next four years is real. stuart: is it right for a challenger in a presidential election to go after the incumbent president on foreign policy six weeks to the election? >> absolutely. if you go back to 1944 and look at republican criticism of franklin roosevelt's handling of the war until then that is real
the confirmation that al qaeda in north africa was involved in the assassination of our ambassador in benghazi is quite significant because it rips a hole in the administration argument that the war on terror is over. it is very much in force as we can see. stuart: last time mitt romney said anything about this was placed appearance when he was responding to the semi apology the embassy of cairo put out. the response to what mitt romney said was from the media that this -- is this now a new...